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Village seeks applicants to fill clerk’s position
A second village official has announced plans to resign from the Village Board.
Village Clerk Kate Romani, a native of Connecticut, said this week that she and her husband have completed building a new home in that state and will live there five or six months a year.
Trustee Jake Parrillo, who has taken a demanding new job, announced earlier this year that he was retiring.
Romani, who formerly worked with the village’s MainStreet organization, said she and her husband, Mel Romani, a former president of the Frankfort Park District board, have lived in Frankfort for 20 years and raised their two sons there.
“I’ve learned a lot and I’ve grown,” she said of her experience as clerk.
Mayor Jim Holland told Kate Romani he is “thrilled for you and Mel to be able to move into your dream house, but we will miss you.”
With Romani’s resignation set for May 1 and Parrillo due to resign April 4, the board is seeking two new members.
Holland said applications for the positions will be available at the administration building until March 31.
— Pat Harper
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ORLAND PARK
Work slated to begin on major park site
Work will begin this spring on a new park intended to be one of Orland Park’s main recreational attractions.
The Village Board approved preliminary grading of the 12-acre site near 159th Street and 104th Avenue on the village’s southwest side.
Called the Highlands, the estimated $14 million park could feature a Ravinia-like music venue, where residents can dine outdoors and listen to live music under the stars.
Trustee Bernard Murphy was the lone dissenter on approving the $515,388 grading contract with Wright Excavating LLC at Monday’s board meeting.
Murphy said he opposes a music theater at the park because it could turn into a nuisance for nearby residents. He said the space should be reserved for additional sports fields.
“If we grade it, you’re committing to this use,” he said.
Park and village officials have yet to finalize plans for the park, although Trustee James Dodge said a majority of the Village Board supports the music theater. The park also would feature recreational trails.
“I support it because it will have multiple uses,” Dodge said.
— Carmen Greco Jr.
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TINLEY PARK
Hospital is planning to add cancer center
Advocate Christ Medical Center plans to add a cancer center with physician office space and clinical and rehabilitation services to its southwest campus in Tinley Park.
The new 68,000-square-foot, three-story building at 18210 S. La Grange Rd. will mean shorter travel times for patients who previously traveled to the hospital’s main campus in Oak Lawn for such services, said Dominica Tallarico, vice president of ambulatory services for the hospital.
“We looked at the demographics and access to particular services, and clearly there was a need” for a cancer center, Tallarico said.
The structure’s first floor will likely house the cancer center, a lab and an outpost for Advocate Hope Children’s Hospital. The second and third floors will be for rehabilitation services, labs and physician offices.
Construction could begin this summer, and the new building could be ready by the end of 2010. The project is expected to cost more than $11.3 million.
— Janice Neumann